Tim Leiweke
| Tim Leiweke | |
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| CEO of the Oak View Group (OVG) | |
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In office November 16, 2015 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| CEO and President of MLSE | |
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In office April 26, 2013 – October 29, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Anselmi |
| Succeeded by | Michael Friisdahl |
| CEO and President of AEG | |
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In office 1996 – March 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Dan Beckerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 21, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Timothy J. Leiweke (born April 21, 1957) is an American sports executive who is the chief executive office of Oak View Group. Leiweke was the former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) and former President and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). Leiweke held roughly a 4% stake in AEG as of 2012, and is well known for his relationship with notoriously reclusive AEG founder and Denver-based billionaire Philip Anschutz, whom he has known since the early 1990s. Since November 2015, Leiweke has served as the CEO of the Oak View Group, "a global advisory, development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries".
Leiweke was President and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns the Los Angeles Kings, the Los Angeles Galaxy, part of the Los Angeles Lakers, the L.A. Live entertainment complex, as well as multiple sporting and entertainment venues around the world, such as the StubHub Center and the O2 Arena in London, which it manages. In September 2012 it was announced that AEG would be put up for sale. A deal for the privately owned group, reportedly worth up to $10 billion, was expected to be announced sometime in the first half of 2013. On March 14, 2013 Anschutz announced that AEG was no longer for sale. In an interview, Anschutz stated that he had recently become "reengaged" in the business and also suggested the company had failed to receive bids nearing the $8 to $10 billion asking price.
On the same day it was announced the sale had been called off it was announced Leiweke would be replaced as President and CEO by AEG executive Dan Beckerman, who previously has served as both chief operating officer and chief financial officer. The change in leadership was attributed by some analysts as a reaction to the failure AEG experienced in attracting serious bidders during the sale process and its inability securing an NFL occupant for its proposed stadium next to L.A. Live.
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